Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

Be Smart and Take Your Profits on Shake Shack Inc Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts find Shake Shack's trajectory to be like that of Krispy Kreme, which wowed them in 2002, but eventually sold for half those highs. The same kind of fall could be in store for SHAK stock.

The Fight for AI Dominance Could Make or Break Alphabet Inc Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

As the competition in AI heats up, Google is using military contracts to catch up with Amazon and fend off rivals like Microsoft and Apple

Take Advantage as Nvidia Corporation Stock Gets Punished for Success

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia apologized to gamers that cryptocurrency miners got their chips in its most recent quarter, and the stock fell as a result.

The Rise in Oil Prices Is Just Temporary

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Oil prices could hit $100 per barrel this year, but will crash as renewable energy and efficiency continue to be focused on.

Speculators Are Piling into Qualcomm, Inc. Stock for Two Big Reasons

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Qualcomm may yet win NXPI and get into self-driving cars. It also may be taken private, delivering profit peace and profits. Either way, it's probably time to grab some QCOM stock.

Alphabet Inc. Battles To Be Your AI Company

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google is now fighting cloud wars with rivals like Amazon and Apple in the AI arena. Until the results of this competition is clearer, Alphabet stock is going to be on sale. But things will really get interesting when Google decides to make a car.

The Trade Deficit and the Fall of the House of Hardware

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Computer hardware has become software. Software is where the value-add is. Hardware is where the capital and costs lie. Computer hardware manufacturing left American shores a decade ago and it’s not coming back. Here's what investors and politicians need to understand.

Micron Technology, Inc. Is Booming Despite Low Stock Price

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron stock is trading at a discount -- by increasing production in Singapore, building cash reserves and focusing on premium markets, Micron CEO Mehrotra could duck the next memory bust

Cisco Systems Inc. At Dot-Com Boom Highs As Investors Wonder What’s Next

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cisco Systems is increasingly a networking software applications company, not a hardware play. Investors are wondering if CSCO stock will perform accordingly.

Gold: Here’s Why It’s the Original Bitcoin

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Gold has been the main intermediary of value for millennia, but that doesn't mean it's money. Money is the exchange of value, not its intermediary.

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